The party executive intends, sources said, to support an open leadership campaign that could come as early as March 10 or 11, and no later than March 24, when rank-and-file conservatives will elect a new leader to replace Patrick Brown.

Can they still win? A Ford victory would guarantee the ruling class put their votes behind Wynne and or Haworth. A Mulroney win may persuade that same predator union/rentseeker class to park some votes with her as she’s one of their kind.